The Worst Kind of Waste
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Victorious, Zoey 101, Survivor or Dan Schneider.
Texts in italics are when a character is giving a confessional that the others cannot hear.
A/N: Sorry for the long hiatus. For a while, I had abandoned the fic because I am so disgusted with the last two seasons of Survivor. But after some contemplation, I came to realize that it's not fair to make you guys suffer just because I'm mad. Sorry guys for the long wait and hope you enjoy!
Hibachi Tribe - Day Thirty-One
The guys returned to camp after their aggravating loss in the challenge. They were still dripping from swimming in the water, shuddering from its coldness as the sand they trod upon clung to their feet in smelly clumps.
Chase: That was a rough loss...
Michael: I can hear Vince making fun of me now...
Andre: Well, a lot of that challenge was mental. Whichever team had Quinn on it would have won.
Chase: Good point.
Andre: It is kind of nice just having the guys at camp. And it's a good chance to form friendships with Chase and Michael that can potentially help me later. If I do get to the end, I'm gonna need me some friends so I can get me some votes, especially if Cat's sitting next to me.
The guys sat down around the fire. Chase bent down and started to work with the flint, eventually making a spark to ignite the fire. He put a pot of water over it so it could boil while Andre and Michael sat and watched.
Andre: Kind of weird not having any girls around here.
Chase: Yeah...it's definitely different, especially since I was with Zoey and you were with Tori.
Michael: The game has changed a lot since we first came here.
The three guys sat in silence for a little while before a collective growling roared, indicating a mass hunger.
Michael: Hey, let's cook the rest of the rice. If it's going to run out today anyway, we might as well increase our own rations!
Chase: Sweet! I'll head out with the raft again and see if I can get any fish.
Andre: You guys sure that's a good idea? We could make the food last a bit longer.
Michael: The game's almost over, it won't really matter.
Andre: Sure then, why not? I can play the songs I've been working on; we can really party tonight.
Michael: It's great that the girls are gone because we've all been eating a lot less to try and ration our rice. But that's a losing battle and I'm starving. We're going to feast tonight!
Reward Trip
Cat, Jade and Quinn sat together on the boat as it carried them to the village where they would be having their reward. Jade and Quinn sat uncomfortably around each other while Cat kept herself bemused by looking through the toys they would be bringing to the children.
Cat: Oooooh! I can't wait to see the look on a little girl's face when we give her this doll! It's so pretty! Yay!
Jade: Least someone's excited...
Quinn: Oh come off it, at least we get to eat something.
Quinn: Jade is an unpleasant person to be around. She makes even the best situations uncomfortable. But now that we're approaching the end game, I think everyone's thinking that Jade is a dream to take to the end. Tori said so herself; Jade made so many enemies the second she burned our camp down. No jury would ever give her the million dollars. Ever. So for now, she's in the best position. It's just a matter of tolerance.
Cat: Ooooh! I think we're there right now!
Indeed, the boat was pulling up to shore and Cat, Quinn and Jade looked ahead to see a small crowd of young children running up to meet them, wearing clothes made from the leaves of native plants along with enthusiastic smiles to greet their visitors for the day. Cat immediately jumped up and met the children with an equally upbeat spirit.
Cat: Hi kids!
Several kids reached out their hands and chattered to greet Cat as they helped her out of the boat. Jade and Quinn looked at each other with some uncertainty and then, carrying the crate of toys with them, carefully got off the boat. One child in particular hopped up and down in excitement and ran on. The other children and cheered and followed after him, waving at the girls as they went.
Quinn: I guess we follow them to the village?
Jade: Makes sense...let's make this quick I just want some food.
Cat eagerly chased after the children, with Quinn and Jade close behind still carrying the crate. The children scurried down a stone path so quickly that it was difficult to keep up. But eventually, the children led the girls into a village. The village was in a clearing, which was filled with several huts with finely woven grass roofs and structured walls made from branches and mud. A few ceremonial fires had also been lit in celebration of the situation. The children had run to their respective parents, many of whom were merry with large bellies like bowlfuls of jelly. One man stepped forward who was carrying a wooden staff. This man was presumably the chief of the people as he walked up to the girls and outstretched a hand.
Chief: Welcome to our village! We are excited to have you in our home!
Cat energetically seized the man's hand and shook it up and down repeatedly as Jade and Quinn finally laid down the crate of toys which the children curiously swarmed around.
Cat: It's such a pleasure to meet you! We bring you gifts! Toys from America!
Jade: Please tell me she did not just say it like that.
But this was overlooked at the native children were eagerly taking a toy and running off with it to play. The chief in turn beckoned other villagers to bring forth the reward feast so that everyone could begin to eat. From behind a thicket of trees, four villagers came out carrying a stretcher which carried a large roasted pig, surrounded by various vegetables.
Quinn: No way!
Jade: Finally, food!
Cat: Yay!
After the villagers brought out the pig and set it down, more villagers filed out, carrying multiple dishes such as salads made from the villager's agriculture, freshly caught and cooked fish, hot soups and other delicious meals. A few women kindly handed Cat, Jade and Quinn wooden plates and bowls for their food. The villagers did not have any form of cutlery; the large pig was ripped apart by hand and it, along with the other dishes, was eaten by hand as well (minus the soup which was directly sipped from the bowl). This didn't matter to any of the girls however; they were just happy to be able to eat their fill in spite of how dirty their hands were.
Cat: The villagers were so nice! And they gave us so much food! And the kids were so cute! This was a great reward to win!
Chief: We must take this time to honor our guests! For now, they are like us, our family! With that in mind, let the feast begin!
As soon as the chief said 'Let the feast begin' Cat, Jade and Quinn all darted towards the long line of various dishes and started to pile food onto their plates. They then sat down and began to eat as much as they could, only standing up to refill their plates once they had cleaned their plate. One child walked up to Jade and gave an innocent smile.
Child: Are you enjoying the food?
Jade: Beat it, kid. I'm eating.
The child was taken aback by Jade's rudeness and then ran off crying for his mother. Cat gave Jade a sad yet stern look.
Cat: Awwww, Jade. That wasn't very nice.
Jade: If you wanted nice, you shouldn't have signed up for this in the first place.
Cat: But they haven't signed up for this. We're not competing with them. They're letting us take their food for free. We can at least be nice to them.
Quinn: Cat's right, Jade. You need to relax. Forget about the game; let's just eat and forget that we'll be starving again tomorrow and all the following days after.
A little girl ran up to Cat and tugged on her sleeve in a similar matter as the boy did to Jade.
Cat: Yes?
Girl: Is it good?
Cat: Yes, it's very good! Thank you for being so nice to us! Do you like the toys we brought?
The girl nodded happily, showing Cat the doll that Cat was holding earlier on the boat. Cat laughed joyously upon seeing the doll.
Girl: Do you want to play?
Cat: OK!
Cat set her food down and ran off the play with the girl and her new doll.
Jade: Dibs on her food if she doesn't come back in ten minutes.
Quinn: Jade...
Jade: What? It's survival of the fittest.
Quinn: Just let it go...
Jade: I have to say, after seeing the same fricking people every day for a month, it was great to see some fresh faces. I still don't care about them but at least it's something fresh. Plus we get to eat and sleep. Most important thing of course.
Cat: Awww, the food was great! Spending time with Jade and Quinn was great! But the best part about the reward was the kids and giving them the toys! We had sooo much fun! Hehehe!
Hibachi Tribe - Day Thirty-Two
The guys woke up groaning from what felt like the first time their stomachs had been full in ages. Chase rolled over in the shelter, resting his head on Michael's shoulder, who in turn wrapped his arm around Chase's neck. Andre moaned, lying on his back as he rested one arm on his stomach and one arm on his keyboard, which he had used to play songs for a large duration of the previous night.
Andre: Ugh...my tummy is all tingly...
Michael: *sigh* That was a fun night, wasn't it guys?
Chase: Yeah..who needs a reward trip? We should do this more often, guys.
?:Um...what the hell happened here while we were gone?
Jade angrily poked her head in the shelter glaring at the three boys. Apparently she had returned from the reward trip along with Cat and Quinn.
Andre: Uhhh...how about 'good morning'?
Jade: Good morning, my ass. Get out here!
Andre, Chase and Michael had slowly climbed out of the shelter, groaning as they did so. Looking outside, they saw the mess that they had made as they partied last night.
Quinn looked through the container that held the tribe's remaining rice rations.
Quinn: It's completely empty! We have no food left! What did you guys do?
Chase: We ate it all?
Cat: Why would you guys do that?
Michael: We felt crummy after losing...and you said it would have run out today anyway!
Quinn: That's because my calculations assumed that only one person was going on reward! Not three of us, and certainly not an overnighter! THe rice would have lasted an extra day under these circumstances!
Jade: now what are we supposed to do for food?
Andre: We're sorry...
Jade: Oh sure because 'sorry' is going to feed us!
Chase: Well...there are only seven days left. How long can we go without food?
Quinn: Technically, it's not enough time for us to die. But such a continuous lack of food caused by the absolute elimination of our staple can lead to things like vomiting, diarrhea, lack of judgment, fatigue, hyperactivity, rashes,-
Andre: That doesn't sound too bad, we can get through the next few days and be fine once it's over-
Quinn:,dehydration, immunity system shutdown, esophagus damage, heart failure, weakening skin, dangerous weight loss and other kinds of permanent organ damage that will leave us screwed long after the game is over.
Andre: Ooooh...
Jade: I hope you jerks are happy, 'cause now we're all screwed, even with the million bucks in our pocket!
Quinn: I can't believe the guys ate all of the remaining food over the span of a day! Now we have nothing for the last week! The person who gets voted off tomorrow will probably be the last person to leave healthy and the rest of us will suffer long after this game is done! I'm really starting to question my alliance choices...
Uh oh...
GrandeBella: Thanks! I'm itching to get to the end as well. There's actually a bit of Bat included in chapter 26. I know it's not much but at least it's there
TobiasFangor92: Jade's only hope of winning over a jury is a BS masterpiece in her appeal so that they will respect her game play and reward her. If she acts like herself in her appeal, she definitely won't win a jury vote.
skoolkid17: Sometimes the first impression of insignificance is the key to victory. And in the second viewing (or in this case, reading), they become significant.
GemLeighXx: Yeah she is, it's a big reason why she's lasted this long. ;)
Ailodierap: Jade's definitely doing some work to win...of course if they all find out Jade is playing them, she's screwed.
MakingItShine: The challenges are the easiest to plan in my head but probably the most tedious part to write. I usually try to get those out of the way first when I type up an episode. It's key to pick challenges that are easy to describe. I agree, clip shows are boring but viewership drops on Thanksgiving week either way so it's reasonable. I like your F3 picks, I might also say Albert just because he's the only one talking about changing up the game, even though he hasn't done it. I don't mind the rambling; I don't know any other Survivor fans so it's cool. =)
JuiceBoxLove: Well, Andre seems to have gotten back on his feet. Not the best way, per se but it's a start.
Victorious101: Yay for girl/brain power! Sorry this took so long, like I said I was pissed at Survivor and it was unfair to you guys. I'm sorry =(
NetMcKress: Don't worry, I have to reread what I write sometimes too. Even I can't remember everything which is sad when this is coming from the person writing this.
Roy G. Biv: I have an idea but since I'm usually wrong, I'll keep quiet.
FieryEyes123: Sorry to keep you waiting, here's an update. I appreciate your dedication.
